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BASIC FACTS ON GHANA

Republic of Ghana (from 1.7.1960)

Area: 238 535 km² (91th in world), water – 3.5%

Population (estim.): 23 million (estimated), 23,000,000 in 2007- 48th in world

Capital: Accra (1.97 million citizens)

Official language: English

Time zone: IST (UTC + 0:00)

Internet TLD: .gh

Calling code: +233

Gross domestic product (estimat.): 2007 – $70 billion (75th in world)

per capita - $3141 (135th in world)

Human Development Index in 2007: 0.553 (medium) - 135th in world

Rivers: Volta river – man made

Lakes: Lake Volta (with Akosombo Dam), Bosumtwi (meteorite impact crater)

Highest point: Mount Afadjato – 880m

Currency: Ghanaian cedi GHS

Administrative regions of Ghana

area 24,389 km2, popul. 3.6 million

area 39 557 km2, popul. 1.81 million

area 9 826 km2, popul. 1.6 million

area 19 323 km2, popul. 2.11 million

area 3 245 km2, popul. 2.9 million

area 70 384 km2, popul. 1.82 million

area 8 842 km2, popul. 0.92 million

area 18 476 km2, popul. 0.58 million

area 20 570 km2, popul. 1.64 million

area 23 921 km2, popul. 1.16 million

Population data are from 2000 Census.

Regions are divided to 138 districts.

See also: http://www.ghanaweb.com

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